Ride Smart

Right Hook

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A motorist passes a cyclist on the left and turns right into the bike's path.

AVOID IT: Passing stopped or slow-moving cars on the right places you in a driver's blind spot. Take the lane--it's your right in all 50 states. "If you're in the lane, the driver will slow down and stay behind you and wait to make the turn," says Preston Tyree, who runs the Community Mobility Institute, in Austin, Texas.